A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to allow preservation leasing as a form of compensatory mitigation for discharges of dredged or fill material affecting Indian land, and for other purposes.112017-05-25Environment and Public Works Committeessev00Senate0Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.IntroReferralIntroduced in SenateIntroReferralLibrary of Congress9100002017-05-2522017-05-26T00:41:40Z2018-05-31T21:55:35Z1288S2017-05-252017-05-25T04:00:00Z2018-03-15T21:57:32ZIntroduced in SenateIntroduced in Senate00This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to allow a permittee under the Act to satisfy compensatory mitigation requirements for discharging dredged or fill material into the waters of the United States (permitted activity) by entering into a preservation lease with an Indian tribe whose wetlands are affected.

A preservation lease is an agreement under which a permittee leases wetlands or other aquatic sites on Indian land for the sole purpose of preserving the wetlands or other aquatic sites in an undisturbed state during the term of the lease to mitigate for a permitted activity. The term of the lease may not be less than the life of the permitted activity and must be adjusted to account for the cessation of the impacts caused by such activity.

If a permittee enters into a preservation lease and subsequently ceases to maintain the permitted activity, or seeks to abandon the permitted activity without a good faith transfer, the permittee must obtain a permit modification from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which may require restoration and rehabilitation of the area.]]>

2017-05-25Environmental Protection2290S001198DanRSullivanS001198Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]AKSenateS12892017-05-25Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.115A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt Indian tribes from compensatory mitigation requirements in connection with certain discharges of dredged or fill material, and for other purposes.Related billCRS2017-05-25Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.RM00115316948234M001153Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]MurkowskiAK2017-05-25LisaTruessev00SenateStandingEnvironment and Public Works CommitteeReferred to2017-05-25T21:38:40ZA bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to allow preservation leasing as a form of compensatory mitigation for discharges of dredged or fill material affecting Indian land, and for other purposes.Official Title as IntroducedA bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to allow preservation leasing as a form of compensatory mitigation for discharges of dredged or fill material affecting Indian land, and for other purposes.Display Title1151.0.0Alaska Natives and HawaiiansFederal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsLicensing and registrationsPollution liabilitySolid waste and recyclingWater qualityWetlandsEnvironmental Protectiontext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.Congressional Research Service, Library of CongressThis file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.